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Deiner, John T. – Teaching Political Science, 1975
Discussion about a simulation of the political system of Argentina designed and participated in by students in a Latin American politics course at the University of Delaware. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Relations, Latin American Culture, Political Science
Persaud, Ganga – 1983
Data from four separate case studies examining socialization and moral education in the elementary schools of Jamaica, Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela are compared and analyzed. The analysis is intended to help national officials, university personnel, and community leaders interpret what is happening in relation to moral values and the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
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Derqui, Jorge M. Gorostiaga – Journal of Education Policy, 2001
Analyzes educational decentralization trends and policies in Argentina and Brazil during 1990s, includes case studies. Discusses historical background and rationales behind "provinicialization" in Argentina and "municipalization" in Brazil; identifies commonalities, including centralization of curriculum and evaluation…
Descriptors: Centralization, Curriculum, Decentralization, Educational Change
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Cote, Linda R.; Bornstein, Marc H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2005
Immigrant (Japanese and South Americans in the United States) families' play was compared to play in families in their countries of origin (Japan and Argentina, respectively) and in a common country of destination (European Americans in the United States). Two hundred and forty 20-month-old children and their mothers participated. Generally, the…
Descriptors: Play, Mothers, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
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Sehlinger, Peter J. – International Journal of Oral History, 1984
The oral history activities in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia are not yet near the point where they can rival the impressive oral history projects carried out in Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Latin American Culture
Classen-Bauer, Ingrid – International Understanding at School, 1976
Three projects are described that were observed during a two-month study tour to Latin America in 1975: urban and rural community development in Bolivia; nonformal initial education in Peru; and international education in Argentina. The projects are carried out in situations involving particularly difficult social problems. (ND)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Community Schools, Community Study
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Gvirtz, Silvina – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2005
In this article, the author describes Cecilia Braslavsky's pioneering work in the training of academics and technical-professional teams in Argentina. She divides the paper into two parts. The first one covers a period (between 1983 and 1993) in which Cecilia, along with other intellectuals from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Ideology, Social Sciences
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Bacha, Edmar L. – International Social Science Journal, 1983
Military governments in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay attempted to stabilize their economies in the 1970s abnd early 1980s, but failed because of internal economic constraints. A serious error in all three countries which resulted in problems with foreign payments was their emphasis on import liberalization rather than export promotion. (IS)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Development, Employment Patterns
Ministerio de Cultura y Educacion, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Centro National de Documentacion e Informacion Educativa. – 1970
This document contains the laws governing national, private, and state universities in Argentina. The texts of the laws for each sector are contained, covering objectives, general administration, academic organization, students, and finances. (VM)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation
Turner, Thomas N. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1985
Informed US citizens recognize the importance of neighboring South American countries. Few teachers, however, have the time to teach about each Latin American country. One approach to instruction is to focus on a few important countries. Suggestions to help middle school students learn about Argentina, Brazil, and Peru are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
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Madden, Lori – Community College Journal, 1998
Discusses preconditions for exporting community colleges to developing countries, the historical development of higher education in Latin America, and the current favorable political and economic climate for housing colleges. Suggests using Argentina as a testing-ground for the community college system. (11 citations) (VWC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Developing Nations, Educational Development
Goodwin, Craufurd D.; Nacht, Michael – 1995
This research report assesses the state of the press and the needs for journalism training in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. It is based upon discussions in these countries during 1992 and 1993 with reporters, editors, publishers, broadcasters, broadcast owners, government officials, business people, and scholars. Separate chapters provide…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civil Liberties, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries
Berk, Jeffrey; de Cassia Alves Vaz, Rita; Honorio, Joao; Baza, Jadille; Origel, Ricardo; Gomez, Fredys – PEB Exchange, 2004
Many Latin American countries are undertaking projects, in line with practices disseminated by PEB, to share school facilities with the local community, to adapt traditional schools for students with disabilities, and to collaborate with private companies to finance educational buildings. The articles below describe current initiatives in five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Latin Americans, Program Descriptions
Bernardez, Mariano – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2005
Empirical evidence and recent revisions of conventional business doctrine indicate that companies that actively promote social performance and develop their clients' markets and skills as part of business strategy have a better chance of achieving sustainable profitability and growth than those that do not. This article discusses how landmark…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Social Environment, Job Skills
Dorfman, Ariel – Grassroots Development: Journal of the Inter-American Foundation, 1988
Reviews colonialist and authoritarian mistreatment of Argentina's aboriginal Mataco Indians. Describes founding and economic development of El Sauzalito, a Mataco village, and Indians' change from hunter-gatherers to sedentary community. Describes role of multicultural education in Indians' transition from dependency toward local autonomy.…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian History, Authoritarianism, Colonialism
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